Kodi add-on users are being called upon after popular repository TVAddons was dealt a big blow. Last month, a court reversed a decision that had gone in favour of TVAddons after the Kodi add-on repository was targeted by copyright holders. And now TVAddons has started an online fundraising page asking supporters to help them fight their ongoing legal battle. In the aftermath of the decision, TVAddons published a post on their website saying they “really need everyone to donate”. In the article, TVAddons said: “According to Canadian law ‘a person…

The Pirate Bay is the world’s most popular torrent download portal, with it long being dubbed “the galaxy’s most resilient BitTorrent site.” Such a reputation means The Pirate Bay is perpetually in the crosshairs of anti-piracy organisations as well as copyright holders. And it looks like opponents of The Pirate Bay have registered a victory against the hugely popular torrent site. The Pirate Bay’s main domain has suffered a 40 per cent drop in traffic in the Netherlands, according to anti-piracy group BREIN. This drop in Pirate Bay visitors was…

A new movie subscription service, dubbed cPass, is preparing to launch in the UK. The subscription service, which appears to be similar to MoviePass in the United States, allows customers to watch one 2D film a day for a flat monthly fee. Subscribers pay £9.95 per month – and are able to watch up to 31 films in the cinema each month. cPass describes itself as “the first UK and European cinema subscription service”. The service is currently only in sign-up mode and has yet to launch. Similar to MoviePass, which…

Fans of The Pirate Bay can now search for torrents even when the site goes offline with a new feature that’s unlikely to please the authorities. OfflineBay has been developed to provide a full library of torrents that can be downloaded, via a dump file, and accessed if the popular site goes down or is taken offline. “OfflineBay is designed to discover torrents when online torrent search providers are not available. “Torrents will be available up to the time the last dump file was created,” its creator told TorrnentFreak. The system…

Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Net neutrality is dead at the federal level, but a push to revive it at the state level continues to gain traction. Washington on Monday became the first state to pass a law making it illegal for internet service providers to manipulate their networks for money. Dozens of other states are considering similar measures through legislation and lawsuits. Governors in Montana, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey and Vermont have all signed executive orders…

Get the Think newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Net neutrality is not dead; it’s not even dying. Bureaucrats and lobbyists picked a fight with the internet but, by the time we’re done, they’re going to wish they hadn’t. The Federal Communication Commission’s repeal of net neutrality hasn’t yet gone into effect, but Washington state just became the first state to enact its own strong law ensuring an open internet despite an onslaught of telecom lobbyists armed with misleading talking points. The bill soared through the state legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support. Dozens of…

AT&T has opposed the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules. And as the rules are set to expire, some supporters of the regulation are nervous AT&T and other ISPs could abuse their power on the net. Kena Betancur / AFP/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 net neutrality rules will officially be dead in a matter of weeks. So naturally, people are anxious about what that means for the internet as we know it today. It’s this anxiety and fear that’s likely fueling recent blog posts stating that AT&T is rolling…

AT&T has opposed the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules. And as the rules are set to expire, some supporters of the regulation are nervous AT&T and other ISPs could abuse their power on the net. Kena Betancur / AFP/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 net neutrality rules will officially be dead in a matter of weeks. So naturally, people are anxious about what that means for the internet as we know it today. It’s this anxiety and fear that’s likely fueling recent blog posts stating that AT&T is rolling…

Pirate Bay fans have reported issues trying to access the world’s most popular torrent download website recently. The Pirate Bay is the number one torrent portal, with the site dubbed “the galaxy’s most resilient BitTorrent site”. However, there are a number of reasons why torrent fans may have experienced trouble viewing The Pirate Bay recently. If you’re based in the Netherlands, you may have found it increasingly difficult to access The Pirate. That’s because The Pirate Bay’s main domain has suffered a 40 per cent drop in Dutch traffic due…

Xfinity xFi customers can now get push notifications when a device joins their network or their Wi-Fi password is changed. Nick Ferrari Photograph/Comcast Xfinity Comcast’s Xfinity xFi customers will get more insight into their home network starting today with a new push notification feature. These real-time alerts will pop up on a smartphone or TV screen to let you know when someone has made changes to your network. Comcast launched xFi last year, which gave customers a digital dashboard that’s accessible via an app, browser or TV from which they…